By Hanlie van Wyk (University of South Africa PhD candidate in Hate Studies and member of the conference organising committee) The International Network for Hate Studies (INHS) Biennial Conference 2024, themed “Dynamics of Hate: Examining Interdisciplinary Perspectives,” marked a significant milestone as it convened in Cape Town, South Africa, from November 25–27, 2024. Co-hosted by... The post INHS 2024 Conference: “Dynamics of Hate” – A Comprehensive Exploration of Interdiscipli...| The International Network for Hate Studies
The International Network for Hate Studies (INHS) is a global community of scholars,practitioners, and activists dedicated to advancing the understanding of hate, bias, andextremism. The network provides a platform for sharing research, resources, and best practices to address and combat the complex issues surrounding hate and social harm. Through collaborative efforts, the INHS aims to... The post International Network for Hate Studies (INHS) Spotlight Seminar Series appeared first on The In...| The International Network for Hate Studies
By Sergei Katsuba, University College, Dublin, Ireland In December 2023, the Russian Supreme Court labeled the “international LGBT movement” as extremist. This decision marked the culmination of a troubling 30-year journey from the decriminalization of homosexuality in 1993 to the enactment of the “gay propaganda law” in 2013 and finally to the “extremist” status in... The post Authoritarian backlash on LGBTQ rights: a case of Russian anti-LGBTQ laws and the increase in the level ...| The International Network for Hate Studies
By Charlotte Freihse & Vladimir Bojarskich Interventions against hate speech emerge almost daily. Measures range from policies to tech-innovations, to counter speech projects. Given the diverse approaches to counter hate speech online, we developed a hate speech interventions map to highlight the distinct approaches of different kinds of interventions. Furthermore, we suggest that a research-... The post The Online Hate Speech Interventions Map appeared first on The International Network for ...| The International Network for Hate Studies
By Mark Walters, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, University of Sussex. Pride month is a celebration of all things LGBTQ+. Yet recently it has become a source of division, both between LGBTQ+ communities and wider society, as well as between subgroups within the community itself. Of particular contention has been the use of a... The post Is the burning of the Pride flag a hate crime? appeared first on The International Network for Hate Studies.| The International Network for Hate Studies
by Michael Dhanoya and Dr Chris Allen, University of Leicester In recent months, a number of events have catalysed a rise in Shiaphobia. Unlike Islamophobia which typically refers to religiously-motivated hate perpetrated by non-Muslims against Muslims, Shiaphobia may be loosely defined as religiously-motivated hate perpetrated by Sunni Muslims against Shi’a Muslims. Here in the UK,... The post Shiaphobic Hate Crime: an invisible yet growing form of sectarian hate appeared first on The In...| The International Network for Hate Studies
This article was originally published by DiKKO on 01.03.2022 We, Maria Dumitru and Solvor Mjøberg Lauritzen, are calling Nataliia Tomenko, a young Roma woman, academic and activist, who woke up to her beloved country at war. She cannot tell us what day it is. She only knows it’s the fourth day of the war. In the... The post Roma in a war struck Ukraine: An interview with Nataliia Tomenko appeared first on The International Network for Hate Studies.| The International Network for Hate Studies
By Sarthak Gupta In India, the polarization in religion between the majority community and the minority community has been long-drawn-out because of rich-cultural history. However, from the 19th Century, the foremost root of political and societal polarization in India has been a foundational question of nationhood – Should India be a secular republic or a... The post Reforming Indian hate speech laws’ appeared first on The International Network for Hate Studies.| The International Network for Hate Studies
By Daria Denti Online hate and places Despite being a digital phenomenon, online hate speech does not happen is a spatial vacuum. Digital hatemongers are grounded in a spatial environment which might influence their behaviors and beliefs. Nonetheless, the influence of places on cyberhate production is only rarely investigated. Recent studies show that cyberhate does...| The International Network for Hate Studies
By Daria Denti, Economist, and Assistant Professor at the Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila, Italy and Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics The spread of hate has stimulated institutional commitments in victim support, deterrence, and the investigation of local risk and protective factors associated with the emergence of hate. Current research on risk...| The International Network for Hate Studies
